1. Is having a roof enough to feel at home in the EU of 2012?
CYPRUS

2. WE OWN A HOUSE (87,5% in 2009)

3. Most have a “good” house (67% in 2009)

4. 99.7% have water supply
97.5% have hot water supply
99.6% have a kitchen
99% have a Bath
99.8% have a Toilet

5. In 2009, 29% of the houses had a LEAKING ROOF

6. In 2009 Less than 1% of the population in Cyprus lived in households that faced severe housing deprivation.   Only 1% of the population lived in overcrowded dwellings - the lowest percentage in the EU (average 17,8%)   12.2% of the EU population lived in a household that spent more than 40% of their income on housing. Only 2.5% of the population in Cyprus has this problem.

7. CURRENT HOUSING SCHEMES (based on income and other financial and social criteria)
Low-Cost Housing Programme
Self-Help Housing Programme on Government Land
Self-Help Housing Scheme on Private Land
Purchase of a House or an Apartment Scheme
Rebuilding and Rehabilitation Programme
Division of Building Plots for Low-Income Families
Scheme for Large Families AND for Families in Rural Areas
Housing Scheme for Low-Income Households Housing
Housing Scheme for the Repair of Houses for Public Assistance Recipients
Rental Subsidies Scheme for Public Assistance Recipients

8. Why all these schemes? Strong commitment to social cohesion
Strong informal networks – the family and the community
A tradition to place a high value on housing and accommodation
A comprehensive housing policy
Strong engagement in land and housing investment
Strong engagement in the protection of the social system

9. Yet... We are worried
Immigrants: safeguard equal and easy access to housing, and protection from exploitation especially in the areas of housing and employment.
Quality for services: A systematic evaluation and research to safeguard the quality of services and programmes addressing social and housing exclusion.
Housing policies: The housing needs of all vulnerable groups should be carefully re-assessed and their participation re-enforced in all evaluation and policy making processes.
Develop preventive measures against homelessness in Cyprus.
It is important that housing exclusion, as a term, gains its own recognition and status at policy making levels.

10. NEVER BECOME OUR REALITY...
We do not have Street Children, Homeless People, People begging for food...
and we want to make sure that these will
NEVER BECOME OUR REALITY...
THANK YOU!
EAPN(Cyprus) 2012